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| Introduced | 9 January 2015 |
|---|---|
| TLD type | Generic top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | XYZ LLC |
| Intended use | The region of Latin America |
| Registration restrictions | None |
| Structure | [name].lat |
| Registry website |
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.lat is an Internet generic top-level domain (gTLD) for Latin American communities and users wherever they may reside.
NIC México (Manager of the .mx ccTLD) along with eCOM-LAC (Federation of Latin-America and the Caribbean for the Internet and Electronic Commerce) were appointed official sponsors for this campaign. The full proposal was originally supposed to be presented to ICANN during 2008 [1] but was later to be presented by mid-2011. [2]
There were initial communications that presented the idea of this new top-level domain as a regional one [3] but further news detailed the community orientation of the proposal [4]
Other names that were being considered are .latin and .latino. Similar proposals had already been approved like the Asian gTLD ( .asia) and the European Union's ccTLD ( .eu).
It was approved in 2015. [5]
The domain was acquired by XYZ LLC in late 2022.
References
- ^ "NIC Mexico - July 10, 2007". Archived from the original on August 23, 2007. Retrieved July 20, 2007.
- ^ ICANN Site for New gTLDs
- ^ (in Spanish) Proponen la creación del dominio de Internet ".lat", Emol.com, 27 June 2007
- ^ "NIC Mexico - Nov 15, 2007". Archived from the original on 2009-04-17. Retrieved 2009-09-03.
- ^ ".lat - ICANNWiki". icannwiki.org. Retrieved 2018-05-28.